Cisco Silicon One Becomes Exclusive Partner Silicon for NVIDIA Spectrum-X

 Cisco and NVIDIA have announced an expanded partnership to unify AI data center networking by integrating Cisco Silicon One with NVIDIA Spectrum-X. This collaboration aims to simplify AI-ready infrastructure deployment and provide enterprises with a seamless networking architecture to support AI workloads.

The NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking platform will now incorporate Cisco Silicon One alongside NVIDIA SuperNICs, making Cisco the exclusive partner silicon for NVIDIA Spectrum-X. This will enable enterprises to standardize their networking on a combination of Cisco and NVIDIA technologies, optimizing performance and flexibility across AI data centers.Key advancements in the collaboration include:

Unified AI Networking Architecture: Cisco Silicon One will be integrated with NVIDIA Spectrum-X, enhancing Ethernet networking performance for AI workloads.Enterprise AI Acceleration: Cisco and NVIDIA will co-develop reference architectures to simplify AI adoption for enterprises.Expanded AI Data Center Infrastructure: Cisco will develop new data center switches compatible with NVIDIA Spectrum-X, offering greater flexibility and efficiency.Enhanced Security and Observability: Joint innovations will improve congestion management, telemetry, and workload performance for AI applications.Availability Timeline: Cisco plans to enhance its networking portfolio with Spectrum-X compatibility by mid-2025, including upgrades to Nexus, Hyperfabric, and UCS platforms.

“Enterprises are under immense pressure to deploy AI quickly and effectively, and many leaders struggle to justify the investment while balancing the risks,” said Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO of Cisco. “Together, Cisco and NVIDIA are partnering to remove barriers for customers and ensure they can optimize their infrastructure investments to unlock the power of AI.”

“Advancing at lightspeed, AI will revolutionize every industry,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO, NVIDIA. “NVIDIA Spectrum-X is Ethernet enhanced and supercharged for AI. Together with Cisco’s enterprise platforms and global reach, we can help companies worldwide build state-of-the-art NVIDIA infrastructure as they race to transform with AI.”